Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 80 Part 1.djvu/631

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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966

§ 8706. Termination of insurance (a) A policy purchased under this chapter shall contain a provision, approved by the Civil Service Commission, to the effect that insurance on an employee stops on his separation from the service or 12 months after discontinuance of his pay, whichever is earlier, subject to a provision for temporary extension of life insurance coverage and for conversion to an individual policy of life insurance under conditions approved by the Commission. (b) If on the date the insurance would otherwise stop the employee retires on an immediate annuity and— (1) his retirement is for disability; or (2) he has completed 12 years of creditable service as determined by the Commission; his life insurance only may be continued, without cost to him, under conditions determined by the Commission. Periods of honorable, active service in the armed forces shall be credited toward the required 12 years if the employee has completed at least 5 years of civilian service. The amount of life insurance continued under this subsection shall be reduced by 2 percent at the end of each full calendar month after the date the employee becomes 65 years of age or retires, whichever is later. The Commission may prescribe minimum amounts, not less than 25 percent of the amount of life insurance in force before the first reduction, to which the insurance may be reduced. (c) If on the date the insurance would otherwise stop the employee is receiving benefits under subchapter I of chaj^ter 81 of this title because of disease or injury to himself, his life insurance only may be continued, without cost to him, under conditions determined by the Commission while he is receiving the benefits and is held by the Department of Labor to be unable to return to duty. (d) The insurance granted to an employee stops, except for a 31-day extension of life insurance coverage, on the day immediately before his entry on active duty or active duty for training unless the period of duty is covered by military leave with pay. The insurance does not stop during a period of inactive duty training. For the purpose cf this subsection, the terms "active duty", "active duty for training", and "inactive duty training" have the meanings given them by section 101 of title 38. § 8707. Employee deductions; withholding During each period in which an employee is insured under a policy of insurance purchased by the Civil Service Commission under section 8709 of this title, an amount determined by the Commission shall be withheld from the pay of the employee as his share of the cost of his group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance. The amount may not exceed the rate of 25 cents biweekly for each $1,000 of his group life insurance. The amount withheld from an employee paid on other than a biweekly basis is determined at a proportional rate adjusted to the nearest cent. § 8708. Government contributions (a) For each period in which an employee is insured under a policy of insurance purchased by the Civil Service Commission under section 8709 of this title, a sum computed at a rate determined by the Commission shall be contributed from the appropriation or fund which is used to pay him. The sum may not exceed one-half the amount which is withheld from the pay of the employee under section 8707 of this title.

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